Package org.apache.commons.lang.text

Class StrLookup

  • public abstract class StrLookup
extends Object
    Lookup a String key to a String value.

    This class represents the simplest form of a string to string map. It has a benefit over a map in that it can create the result on demand based on the key.

    This class comes complete with various factory methods. If these do not suffice, you can subclass and implement your own matcher.

    For example, it would be possible to implement a lookup that used the key as a primary key, and looked up the value on demand from the database

    Since:
    2.2
    Version:
    $Id: StrLookup.java 905636 2010-02-02 14:03:32Z niallp $

    • Constructor Detail

      • StrLookup

        protected StrLookup()
        Constructor.

    • Method Detail

      • noneLookup

        public static StrLookup noneLookup()
        Returns a lookup which always returns null.
        Returns:
        a lookup that always returns null, not null

      • systemPropertiesLookup

        public static StrLookup systemPropertiesLookup()
        Returns a lookup which uses System properties to lookup the key to value.

        If a security manager blocked access to system properties, then null will be returned from every lookup.

        If a null key is used, this lookup will throw a NullPointerException.

        Returns:
        a lookup using system properties, not null

      • mapLookup

        public static StrLookup mapLookup​(Map map)
        Returns a lookup which looks up values using a map.

        If the map is null, then null will be returned from every lookup. The map result object is converted to a string using toString().

        Parameters:
        map - the map of keys to values, may be null
        Returns:
        a lookup using the map, not null

      • lookup

        public abstract String lookup​(String key)
        Looks up a String key to a String value.

        The internal implementation may use any mechanism to return the value. The simplest implementation is to use a Map. However, virtually any implementation is possible.

        For example, it would be possible to implement a lookup that used the key as a primary key, and looked up the value on demand from the database Or, a numeric based implementation could be created that treats the key as an integer, increments the value and return the result as a string - converting 1 to 2, 15 to 16 etc.

        The lookup(String) method always returns a String, regardless of the underlying data, by converting it as necessary. For example: 

         Map map = new HashMap();
 map.put("number", new Integer(2));
 assertEquals("2", StrLookup.mapLookup(map).lookup("number"));
        Parameters:
        key - the key to be looked up, may be null
        Returns:
        the matching value, null if no match